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USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36)

International Radio Call Sign:
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (4) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (6)
Second Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal (Iran/Indian Ocean) - National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal
L. Y. Spear Class Submarine Tender:
  • Laid down, 5 May 1966, at General Dynamics Corp., Quincy, MA.
  • Launched, 7 September 1967
  • Commissioned USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36), 28 February 1970
  • Decommissioned, 6 September 1996
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 May 1999
  • Planned title transfer to MARAD
  • Laid up at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Final Disposition, being prepared for SINKEX at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 14,362 t.(lt) 23,396 t. (fl)
    Length 643'
    Beam 85'
    Draft 29'
    Speed 18 kts.
    Complement 1,112
    Armament two twin 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion two boilers, steam turbine, single shaft
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    L Y Spear 124k USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36), launching, 7 September 1967.at General Dynamics Corp., Quincy, MA.
    General Dynamics photo GD PQ-566-1, now in the collections of the US Naval Historical Center    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    L Y Spear 43k USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 .
    L Y Spear 47k USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) moored at pier 22, D&S piers, Naval Station, Norfolk Va., date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Walt Reasons
    L Y Spear 382k USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) underway, date and location unknown. Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    L Y Spear 171k USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) underway, date and location unknown. Jerrod W. Brown SM1 (SW) USN Ret.
    L Y Spear 88k USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) underway, date and location unknown. Jerrod W. Brown SM1 (SW) USN Ret.
    L Y Spear 110k USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) NAV/OPS Div, circa 1984-85. (Jerrod Brown SM1 is second from left back row). Jerrod W. Brown SM1 (SW) USN Ret.
    L Y Spear 282k Photo of USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) as front cover for Submarine Squadron 6 Christmas Card, year unknown.
    Photo by PH1 David Lister and PH3 Joel M. Reines    		 Jerrod W. Brown SM1 (SW) USN Ret.
    L Y Spear 51k USS L. Y. Spear (AS-36) and USS Farragut (DDG-37) undergoing overhauls at the Norfolk Dry Dock Co., on the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA., 14 June 1987.
    Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-ST-87-08678, by Don S. Montgomery.    		 Bill Gonyo

    For more photos and information about USS L.Y. Spear, see;
  • Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
  • Welcome Aboard Pamphlet for New York City's Fleet Week 20 - 26 May 1992
  • Commanding Officers
    • Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Submarine Tenders of the United States Navy
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